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Saudi Arabia is talking the oil market up lately. That's a big change from a few months when it was talking the market down.  In fact, Saudi Arabia has been doing much more than talking the oil market up -- it has been ...

In the era of internet dominated business, virtual communication, and shifting economic landscapes, hiring the right people has never been more crucial. Use these three hiring lessons as you build your team in the ever-c...

A bot made to challenge traffic tickets has been used more than 9,000 times by New Yorkers, according to DoNotPay maker Joshua Browder. The bot was made available to New Yorkers in March. In recent years and decades, res...

Two US startups, Panda Corner and Biocellection, won the Silicon Dragon pitch contest in NYC, and are soon going to Beijing to compete internationally.

VB LIVE: There's a lot of rich data being gathered within most companies these days, but taking that data, thoroughly analyzing it, and turning it into actionable insights...well, that's where some real business gets don...

According According to CEO Christian Habermann of Auctus Marketing, "using incentives for online reviews is, like jaywalking, sometimes dangerous, justifiable from time to time, ignored most of the time, and almost never...

The VR headset designed for cinematic experiences has a new partner. Computer hardware company Acer and software developer Starbreeze announced today that the two groups have approved a new joint venture created for desi...

Google today announced the availability of two new Awareness application programming interfaces (APIs), which were first unveiled last month at the Google I/O developer conference. The APIs give developers a new way to d...

Chicago venture capitalists are riding a surge of confidence off recent successful exits, as well as a new study putting the city at the top of a list - ahead of both Silicon Valley and New York - for strong returns from...

Microsoft today announced that the Xbox Fitness exercise video app for the Xbox One and all content for it will become unavailable on July 1, 2017. “Given the service relies on providing you with new and exciting conte...

When it comes time to build an entrepreneurial network, risk is essential. Although critical connections may be hard to obtain, some can be as simple as sending an email or simply reaching out.

Following the Brexit vote to leave the European Union, the United Kingdom’s government is investigating the addition of fake signatures in the petition for a second referendum, which has received more 3.7 million signa...

Twitch has launched a new way of cheering players that could turn into an important new form of monetization. Dubbed “Cheering,” the new form of celebration allows spectators to show support for broadcasters with ani...

Minecraft is still heading to the big screen, and it finally has a release date. Minecraft: The Movie will hit theaters May 24, 2019, according to developer Mojang. It’ll come in 3D and IMAX versions in addition to the...

Jacqueline Ros, 26, is the cofounder of Revolar, a Denver-based startup that produces an alert device designed to help people who feel they are in physical danger. Her motivation was personal: Her younger sister had been...

The first of a preview from cartoonist Ted Rall's upcoming graphic biography of Donald Trump, "Trump: A Graphic Biography."

The millions of PlayStation 4 owners worldwide turned one of Sony’s biggest franchises into a huge digital success last month. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (read GamesBeat’s review) generated $56 million from downloa...

Stocks of public auto dealerships have been dented badly by Brexit. Here are a couple likely to do well for the longer term.

Facebook is a different beast than traditional advertising avenues. Print, TV and even display ads undergo dramatic change only every decade or so; Facebook introduces a significant shift every six months. As marketers, ...

GUEST: We’ve been talking about the need for more transparency in mobile advertising for quite some time, so what’s the holdup? Turns out the answer is simple: We haven’t been ready. The perceived delay in transpar...

The Hero's Journey framework can be found in everything from the Beowulf to Star Wars. Entrepreneurs can and should use it to make the story of their business more interesting and personal.

Today, CMOs migrating to a "mobile first" culture are facing the same trial by fire. These are four areas where marketing leaders fall short when designing and deploying mobile strategies.